Some years ago!

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Tuesday, 26 November 2013

THIS VAN IS BACK ON MARKET FOR DEFINITE SALEPLEASE NO 'TYRE KICKERS'Note: This vehicle IS advertised elsewhere so it’s first in, first served.See pictures attached, more coming in a couple of days.Original Drivers and Workshop Manuals included, not very often this happens, along with any previous written history from previous owner if we still have. I'm the third owner since new, I remember going to school in this van, even got to drive it too.Was owned by local butcher since new and my father purchased off him once he retired....Repowered with Renault engine and Toyota older style 5-speed gearbox (tough as blocks)Needs bodywork repair, but this is certainly a good example at this price."As Is, Where Is" appliesLocated in Palmerston North, New Zealand

Questions asked so far:

Can you please me whether this is in running order?? Close, but not quite, not been started for years, but was running on the road for years with the current repower configuration.What's the situation with the rego and W.O.F. please??No to both….. Plates dead and no WOF due to rust. Certainly repairable, but would take a lot of $/Labour.

Was your current repower ever certified when registered with the current plates on the van???? When it hit the road it was just before the certification law passed that meant all repowered vehicles needed a full certification to today’s standards so has no cert plate.

Monday, 11 November 2013

The Facebook page for the Morris J type van is getting popular, I'm told its popularity has increased by 313 % since last week with an additional 938 people visiting the site.
Talking about popular, I'm told the Beatles were a cult group, I thought they were a type of German car, still we all make errors.
I was sent the following scan, with the question "is that a J type in the background?"
I don't know from such a bad picture, if anyone finds a copy around their fish and chips do let me know if it is indeed a J Van.

A nice early J van has been immortalised. Its a very good model I'm just a bit worried by the write up.

Friday, 8 November 2013

Now to all web users this maybe old news but a Facebook page was set up by three J friends.
Myself, Chris Barnes and Sam Diamond. The page is called "save the Morris J van" to spread the word to the Billion Facebook users around the world, all about our cute J vans.
It recently made contact with a Nz owner who is customising a J van body shell, all the other parts from the van did go to a good home and not just binned, I'm happy to say.
The "page"also made contact with the owner of the van in Norway and many restoration pictures were shared. I'm pleased to announce the "Facebook page" has had another result. Two vans in Oz, unknown to exist till now have been found and contact is being made as we speak to purchase these for preservation.

So if you or somebody you know has a Facebook page, become friends with "save the morris J van" and have up to the minute latest J type news every day.

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

One of the best if not THE best, stylish coach built J type bodies I've seen.
Made by Griffiths & co in North Wales for a local laundry firm. Just needs some stunning sign writing to set it all off perfectly.
Talking about stunning, have a look at Charlie's progress on his Left hand drive Canadian van.